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Case Law
400 cases across 4 courts
400 cases
Communication No. 307/2005 | 2007-11-28
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights received a complaint from Mr Obert Chinhamo, a human rights defender, alleging that Zimbabwe violated his rights under the African Charter through various acts by...
[2007] ACHPR 79 | 2007-05-30
Article 19 filed a complaint against Eritrea with the African Commission, alleging that the state has unlawfully detained at least 18 journalists without trial since September 2001. The complaint states these...
[2006] ACHPR 77 | 2006-11-29
Tsatsu Tsikata alleged that Ghana violated his rights under the African Charter by trying him for an act that was not a crime at the time it was committed and by denying him a fair trial. He claimed issues with...
Comm. 253/2002 | 2006-11-29
Antoine Bissangou filed a complaint against the Republic of Congo with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, alleging that the state failed to comply with a binding domestic court order to pay him...
[2006] ACHPR 78 | 2006-11-29
Three NGOs filed a complaint with the African Commission against Senegal, challenging the "Ezzan" law. They allege the law, which grants amnesty for politically motivated crimes, violates the African Charter, and the...
[2006] ACHPR 73 | 2006-05-25
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum alleged systematic political violence and human rights abuses by supporters of the ruling ZANU (PF) party, often condoned by officials, following a 2000 constitutional referendum and...
[2006] ACHPR 296/05 | 2006-05-25
An NGO filed a complaint against The Sudan, alleging that the government sponsored the Janjaweed militia to suppress a rebellion in Darfur. The complaint claims this resulted in widespread human rights violations...
Comm. 290/2004, 20th ACHPR AAR Annex IV (2006-2007) | 2006-05-25
The Open Society Justice Initiative filed a complaint against Cameroon, alleging that the government's Ministry of Communications arbitrarily refused to grant a radio station operating license to the Messager Group,...
Communication No. 299/05 | 2006-05-25
The Anuak Justice Council filed a complaint against Ethiopia, alleging that its defense forces committed widespread human rights abuses, including massacres, torture, and displacement, against the Anuak ethnic group in...
[2004] ACHPR 63 | 2004-12-07
Communication No. 255/2002 | 2004-12-07
Garreth Anver Prince, a Rastafarian, filed a complaint against South Africa, alleging that the Law Society unlawfully refused to admit him as an attorney because of his previous cannabis convictions and his intention...
Communication No. 260/02 | 2004-12-07
The Bakweri Land Claims Committee complained that Cameroon's plan to privatise the Cameroon Development Corporation would lead to the unlawful sale of 400 square miles of their traditional land. They argued this action...
[2004] ACHPR 59 | 2004-12-07
A human rights institute filed a complaint against Guinea, alleging that a speech by the Guinean President incited widespread abuses against Sierra Leonean refugees, including looting, violence, arbitrary detention,...
[2004] ACHPR 55 | 2004-06-04
A Mauritanian man, Mr. Bah Ould Rabah, filed a complaint with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights after national courts upheld his family's expulsion from their home, which was based on a claim that his...
[2004] ACHPR 199/97 | 2004-06-04
Odjouoriby Cossi Paul lodged a complaint with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights against Benin, alleging that the country's judiciary denied him justice and caused undue delay in a property dispute....
[2004] ACHPR 56 | 2004-06-04
Human rights organizations filed a complaint against Mauritania for dissolving the main opposition political party, Union des forces démocratiques-Ere nouvelle (UFD/EN), seizing its assets, and arresting its leaders....
[2004] ACHPR 57 | 2004-06-04
Interights and the World Organisation Against Torture filed a complaint with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights against Nigeria, alleging systematic extra-judicial executions, state-sponsored violence,...
[2004] ACHPR 53 | 2004-06-04
Miss A filed a complaint with the African Commission alleging that her father and two colleagues have been detained in Cameroon since 1998 without charge, trial, or legal representation, violating the African Charter....
[2004] ACHPR 61 | 2003-11-20
This document details a complaint filed against Kenya by three organizations after a High Court order allegedly barred the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission from discussing or proposing changes to the judiciary....
283/03 : B / Kenya | 2003-11-20
A complainant alleged that Kenya violated the rights of judges accused of corruption by publicly naming and suspending them based on a report, without first formally informing them of the specific allegations or...
[2003] ACHPR 52 | 2003-11-20
Dr. Liesbeth Zegveld and Mr. Mussie Ephrem filed a complaint against Eritrea, alleging the illegal arrest and detention of eleven former government officials who were critical of government policies. The complainants...
Comm. 256/2002 | 2003-11-20
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights received a complaint against Liberia regarding the alleged arbitrary arrest and ongoing detention of three journalists without charges, and the government's failure...
[2003] ACHPR 50 | 2003-11-20
A complaint was brought to the African Commission by human rights advocates regarding Mariette Sonjaleen Bosch, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in Botswana. The complainants argued the judgment...
[2003] ACHPR 49 | 2003-05-29
Mental health advocates filed a complaint against The Gambia, alleging that its outdated mental health laws violate patients' rights by lacking safeguards for diagnosis and detention, denying consent to treatment, and...
Comm. 228/99 | 2003-05-29
The Law Office of Ghazi Suleiman filed a complaint against Sudan, alleging that security officials repeatedly violated Mr. Ghazi Suleiman's human rights through actions like preventing travel and multiple arrests. The...
[2003] ACHPR 48 | 2003-05-29
A human rights group complained to the African Commission that Senegal violated the African Charter by banning a refugee demonstration. The Commission declared the complaint inadmissible, finding that the group had not...
[2003] ACHPR 46 | 2003-05-29
The Law Office of Ghazi Suleiman filed complaints against the Government of Sudan, alleging arbitrary detention, torture, and denial of fair trial rights, including access to lawyers, for civilians accused of national...
Comm. 233/99 | 2003-05-29
This judgment addresses a complaint that during the 1998 armed conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia, both countries expelled or deported thousands of each other's nationals. The complaint alleges widespread human...
[2003] ACHPR 247/2002 | 2003-05-29
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights received a complaint from Jean Simbarakiye, a Burundian refugee, against the Democratic Republic of Congo. Simbarakiye alleges he was dismissed from his job without...
[2003] ACHPR 44 | 2003-05-29
Interights and other organizations filed a complaint against Egypt on behalf of Professor Saadeddin Ibrahim and 27 others, who were tried and convicted on charges including disseminating information damaging to the...
236/00 | 2003-05-29
This judgment concerns a complaint that eight students in Sudan were convicted and received fines and lashes for alleged public order violations during a picnic, based on their dress and conduct. The complainant argues...
[2003] ACHPR 40 | 2003-05-29
An organization filed a complaint with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights against several Great Lakes region states. The complaint alleged that an economic embargo these states imposed on Burundi,...
244/01 | 2003-05-29
The Arab Organisation for Human Rights filed a complaint against Egypt, alleging that the country violated the human rights of Professor Saadeddin Mohammed Ibrahim and 27 others. These individuals were convicted of...
Communication No. 252/2002 | 2003-05-29
This complaint was filed by Stephen O. Aigbe, a Master Warrant Officer in the Nigerian Army, alleging mistreatment by the army, including arbitrary detention and false mutiny charges, and an unfair trial process. He...
[2001] ACHPR 35 | 2001-10-27
This case concerns allegations that the Nigerian government and its partner oil companies caused severe environmental degradation and health issues for the Ogoni people through oil production. It is also alleged that...
Comm. 238/2001 | 2001-10-27
The Institute for Human Rights and Development filed a complaint against the Democratic Republic of Congo on behalf of Mr. Sedar Tumba Mboyo, alleging arbitrary arrest, inhumane detention, and torture due to his...
Communication No. 204/97 | 2001-05-07
The Mouvement Burkinabe des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (MBDHP) filed a complaint against Burkina Faso, alleging a series of unaddressed human rights violations and injustices, particularly concerning the...
211/98 | 2001-05-07
The Legal Resources Foundation filed a complaint against Zambia, alleging that its 1996 Constitution Amendment Act contains discriminatory provisions regarding presidential eligibility and violates human rights. After...
[2001] ACHPR 30 | 2001-05-07
Nigerian NGOs filed a complaint against Nigeria before the African Commission, alleging an unfair trial by a Special Military Tribunal that led to the conviction and death sentences for Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya and others...
[2001] ACHPR 29 | 2001-05-07
Africa Legal Aid filed a complaint alleging that a minor, Isaac Banda, was fraudulently taken from Malawi to The Gambia and subjected to conditions close to slavery, including being denied education and food. The...
[2000] ACHPR 28 | 2000-11-06
A Senegalese trade union complained that the government unlawfully arrested its leaders and members, repressed protests, and violated their rights during legal proceedings. Although a local court acquitted the...
[2000] ACHPR 26 | 2000-11-06
Motale Zacharia Sakwe alleged that Cameroonian officials abducted, unlawfully detained, and tortured him and his mother, and then forced them to pay for their release without being charged. The Commission is currently...
[2000] ACHPR 27 | 2000-11-06
John D. Ouko, a Kenyan student leader, filed a complaint alleging that he was unlawfully arrested, detained, tortured, and forced to flee his country due to his political opinions and activism. The Commission has...
97/93_14AR | 2000-11-06
John K. Modise claims Botswanan citizenship by descent, but he has been repeatedly declared an "undesirable immigrant" and deported from Botswana, preventing him from pursuing legal challenges. He alleges that these...
Comm. 224/98 | 2000-11-06
Media Rights Agenda filed a complaint against Nigeria concerning the arrest, secret trial, and life imprisonment of newspaper editor Niran Malaolu for alleged coup involvement. The complaint argued that Malaolu was...
[2000] ACHPR 23 | 2000-11-06
Huri-Laws filed a communication alleging that the Nigerian government subjected the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) and its members to continuous harassment, including arbitrary arrests, detentions, denial of...
(2000) AHRLR 293 (ACHPR 2000) | 2000-11-06
The Forum of Conscience, a human rights organization, filed a complaint against Sierra Leone concerning the public execution of 24 soldiers convicted by a court-martial. The complaint alleges that the soldiers were...
Communication No. 212/98 | 1999-05-05
Amnesty International filed a complaint against Zambia on behalf of William Steven Banda and John Lyson Chinula, alleging their unlawful deportation and forced exile. The complaint detailed that the two men, prominent...
215/98 | 1998-10-31
Rights International, an NGO, alleged that Nigerian authorities arrested, tortured, and unlawfully detained Charles Baridorn Wiwa, a Nigerian student, before he was forced to flee the country due to further threats....
Int’l Pen v. Nig, Comm. 137/94, 139/94, 154/96,161/97, 12th ACHPR AAR Annex V (1998-1999) | 1998-10-31
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights heard complaints from human rights organizations against Nigeria regarding the detention and trial of Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa and other Ogoni leaders. The complaints...